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n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said: "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters. I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Hey I'm fairly new to watercooling but at work we do alot of stainless steel airline bending. I am flirting with the idea of doing a rigid build out of stainless steel lines with compression fittings. My question for you gentlemen is can I use 1/2" OD Stainless Tubing with standard watercooling (Primochill perhaps?) Rigid tube compression fittings?

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said: "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters. I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Exactly the same fittings as acrylic. Tube OD to match the fitting size and thats it.

k thanks.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said: "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters. I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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I've gotten 3 bent rigid tubes in my build at the moment and I'm worried about "stress" on the tubing.... On all of them I put the tubing into fitting A, and to get it into fitting B I had to move the tubing ever so slightly.... Over time... can it shatter from stress? It's difficult getting it perfect and just not sure if this is common

Also could you explain "seating depth" I'm assuming that means how far the tubing is into the fitting, I'm assuming the further in, the better?

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I've gotten 3 bent rigid tubes in my build at the moment and I'm worried about "stress" on the tubing.... On all of them I put the tubing into fitting A, and to get it into fitting B I had to move the tubing ever so slightly.... Over time... can it shatter from stress? It's difficult getting it perfect and just not sure if this is common

Also could you explain "seating depth" I'm assuming that means how far the tubing is into the fitting, I'm assuming the further in, the better?

Seating depth is exactly that,its the depth that a tube will go into a fitting.

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Primochill jumped on that bandwagon because MNPC said it was okay......with NO long term testing at all.

The same Primochill that brought some of the worst tube ever to market...

Its untested for long term use for our application,you may be the guinea pig if you wish,I will not recommend it until there is.

I have a PETG system up and running for over a year now. 0 leaks, 0 issues with it at all. I have UV lights in my rig, and my white tubes are exactly the same as when I first installed them. My machine is on pretty much 24/7 as well.

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when bending rigid tube ( its my first time) i just managed to make my first bend without wrinkles or anything, but i did notice that in the curve of the bend the tube is flatter on 1 axis, does it happens because it's still too cold or because i overheated?

this is using EKWB PETG 10/12mm tubes, i noticed that when heating the tube the part being heated expands a lot and when i make the bend the diameter of the tube is greater in the bend 14,20mm in 1 axis and 12,10mm in the other.

im using the EKWB hardline kit silicone insert, i tried bending by hand or by using the XSPC bend tool with the same result.

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when bending rigid tube ( its my first time) i just managed to make my first bend without wrinkles or anything, but i did notice that in the curve of the bend the tube is flatter on 1 axis, does it happens because it's still too cold or because i overheated?

this is using EKWB PETG 10/12mm tubes, i noticed that when heating the tube the part being heated expands a lot and when i make the bend the diameter of the tube is greater in the bend 14,20mm in 1 axis and 12,10mm in the other.

im using the EKWB hardline kit silicone insert, i tried bending by hand or by using the XSPC bend tool with the same result.

any tips for this issues? pointers?

Heat the part that stretches more than the compressing side. You will still tend to get a bit of flat but its not to bad. Also heat up a larger area on the part that stretches.